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Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Mihailo Petrovic Alas
An article discussing the life and contributions of a famous mathematician Mihailo Petrovic Alas.
Science Struck
Science Struck: List of Famous Mathematicians and Their Contributions
A list of mathematicians with descriptions of their most important accomplishments in mathematics.
Other
Living Math!: Math History and Mathematicians
A good starting point for research into the history of Mathematics. Information is organized into time periods with lists of famous mathematicians and scientists.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: James Gregory
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, contains information on the mathematician Gregory and his accomplishments.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Georges Louis Seclerc Comte De Buffon
This University of St. Andrews site contains a brief overview of this mathematician's accomplishments.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Edmund Halley
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, gives a detailed history of the Halley family and Edmund Halley's life and contributions to science.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Taking Off on a Tangent
This is an interesting geometry project that goes back to the time of Archimedes, the famous Greek mathematician. You can combine this mathematical project with computer science and take this ancient problem into the twenty-first century...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Biography of Hero
This University of St. Andrews site contains information on the life of Heron as well as his accomplishments.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Helena Rasiowa
Helena Rasiowa was a Polish mathematician who achieved great mathematical accomplishments despite the dangers she faced during the German invasion of Poland. Read more about her life and work in this biography.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Mina Rees
A mathematics professor and head of the mathematics branch of the Office of Naval Research, Mina Rees (1902-1997 CE) made many contributions to the world of mathematics. Learn more about this famous mathematician through this short...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Luca Pacioli
A biography of the famous mathematician includes some information on his personal life, but focuses on the books he wrote that contributed to the world of mathematics.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Vera Pless
A wonderful biography of both the personal and professional life of this modern day mathematician. Her contributions to the world of mathematics are highlited in this encouraging story of a female mathematician.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Science, Optics & You: Willebrord Snell
Biography of Willebrord Snell (1580-1626), a Dutch mathematician known best for his work in refractive indices.
Agnes Scott College
Agnes Scott College: Biographies of Women Mathematicians: Doris Schattschneider
This site gives a very brief description of the accomplishments of Doris Schattschneider, the female mathematician.
Agnes Scott College
Agnes Scott College:biographies of Women Mathematicians: Argelia Velez Rodriguez
This short biography highlight just a few of the events and accomplishments of this female mathematician.
University at Buffalo
University of New York: J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr.
A biography from the University of New York at Buffalo on Wilkins that also includes a partial list of his research publications and his lifetime awards.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Zu Chongzhi
The University of St. Andrews offers a biography of Zu Chongzhi, a Chinese astronomer and mathematician.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Robert Recorde
This site from the University of St. Andrews provides a biography of Robert Recorde's life as a mathematician. Many links are provided.
Other
The Un Museum: Radiocarbon Dating
How old is an object? Willard Libby found that the amount of carbon-14 decay found in an animal or plant could be used as a gauge of how long it had been dead.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Rene Descartes
This site from the University of St Andrews gives a factual biography of Rene Descartes. Many interesting links are provided.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Simon Stevin
A biographical account of the life of Simon Stevin.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz
This site from the University of St. Andrews provides a biographical account of the life of Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz. Includes links to mathematics topics such as matrices and determinants, quadratic, cubic and quartic equations, etc.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Antiphon the Sophist
A biographical account of the life of Antiphon the Sophist.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Leonhard Euler
This site, which is provided for by the University of St Andrews, gives a factual description of Leonhard Euler's life and accomplishments.